steph.

[axilium]

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[vigilantics]

Sir, you wound me more and more every day.

[axilium]

And yet you put up with me every day! Amazing.

[vigilantics]

Consider us handcuffed, Belphie.

And neither of us have the key.

[axilium]

That sounds unfortunate.

[vigilantics]

Really? I consider it a fun bonding session.

[axilium]

That almost sounds kinky.

[...]

You doing okay?

[vigilantics]

As okay as any of us can be.

[ they were already exhausted, and this definitely didn't help. ]

... but we did get through one kidnapping, so like hell are we going to let a second one get us. I need to introduce you carnival food.

[axilium]

I'll look forward to it.

... Though Hikage is, unsurprisingly, a point of concern.

[vigilantics]

So he freaked out to you too, huh?

[ she sighs ]

It's not surprising, but... at this point none of us know what's going on. It's hard to find something to say.

[axilium]

Pretty much.

[and in some ways, belph can't say he feels all that differently, but—he has different ways of adjusting his mindset.]

Better that we skipped straight to the near breakdown this time instead of wondering for weeks, I guess? I really don't know how to help the guy, Steph.

[vigilantics]

I want to say it'll probably be okay as long as we're around, but... if this is anything like the castle, we can't really know for sure if we'll both make it to the end. I'm hoping that if it is, the whole revival option will be there, but that might not be enough for him.

[ if one of them dies? bad. but still potentially manageable.

god help them if it's both of them. ]

[axilium]

He seriously needs more friends.

[vigilantics]

Oh! Maybe he can make new friends!

[ she taps his arm excitedly ]

He may get slightly less stressed out.

[axilium]

... Good luck with that!

[vigilantics]

It could happen-- oh!

[ this just reminded her ]

Speaking of friends, there are people I know here from back home.

[axilium]

[he blinks.]

Really? Who, your vigilante buddies?

[vigilantics]

Yeah, actually.

[ ... well. ]

It's sort of complicated? There's Damian, he's the small child who will probably threaten you at some point. And Dick and Jason, but they're both... younger? So neither of them have actually met me from their point of view.

[axilium]

Let's be real, who doesn't threaten me at some point?

Ah, so timeline shenanigans.

[vigilantics]

He's a stabber.

[ is she joking? who can say ]

But yeah. It seems like Jason and Damian were stuck at the same place together before coming here. They should all be good to talk to if you need anything.

[axilium]

Great, he can put me out of my misery.

[anyway]

I met Jason. Seems like a fun guy.

[vigilantics]

[ SMACKS HIM ON THE ARM ]

He's the one I personally know the least, but... he's also like a decade older than he is now in my time.

[axilium]

[holds his hands up innocently]

Sounds like a mess. I'm so glad no one from my place is here.

[vigilantics]

I'm not too thrilled that they are.

[ please stop sending people she knows to kill games ]

But we gotta work with what we got.

[axilium]

At least you have allies, yeah.

[vigilantics]

... my allies are your allies.

We're handcuffed, remember?